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121. She faked the cause, but the horrid burns were real. As was her apparent mental illness. Sad.

Tue Dec 11, 2012, 01:22 AM

Dec 2012

But hey, on the bright side, two months after the police issued their report and everyone on this thread learned what really happened, you get to dig up this f-ed up little thread and post your snide jab poking someone who gave this sad woman (as opposed to the KKK) the benefit of the doubt. Merry Christmas.

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Woman claims 3 men set her on fire, wrote racial slurs on her car in northeastern Louisiana [View all] Xipe Totec Oct 2012 OP

Wow, hope they catch up to them soon. Ash_F Oct 2012 #1

Why do I suspect her next statement will be, "I got better." randome Oct 2012 #2

burns on over half your body is pretty committed for fakin' it ... zbdent Oct 2012 #3

I remember that. Ash_F Oct 2012 #5

Apparently she was pretty committed: 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #114

She's got burns over 50% of her body, some of them 3rd degree. Xipe Totec Oct 2012 #4

Just that these blatantly offensive stories often turn out to not be true. randome Oct 2012 #6

Louisiana State Police spokeswoman Lt. Julie Lewis says Sharmeka Moffitt was found with burns Xipe Totec Oct 2012 #10

It's the KKK supposedly leaving their signature on her car that makes me suspicious. randome Oct 2012 #17

I see it as a threat, not a "signature." SunSeeker Oct 2012 #23

Because I lived in LA is why I didn't believe it Mimosa Oct 2012 #100

You're right, let's not besmirch the good name of that organization; that's whats important here. Xipe Totec Oct 2012 #25

Are you calling the victim a liar? SemperEadem Oct 2012 #26

No. randome Oct 2012 #44

I dont believe randome is doing that at all. cstanleytech Oct 2012 #52

well heaven05 Oct 2012 #54

There's "asking questions" and there's going full hypothetical without reading a thing Posteritatis Oct 2012 #72

Not really correct. randome Oct 2012 #74

You reached your decision before you read one single sentence of the article. Posteritatis Oct 2012 #75

Why are we fighting among ourselves? randome Oct 2012 #76

In case you haven't noticed, a minority of people who post on forums are just looking for a fight slackmaster Oct 2012 #90

The story touched some nerves, that's all. randome Oct 2012 #91

We all know that crimes even more horrible than that have really happened slackmaster Oct 2012 #92

Police think the injuries were self-inflicted. LisaL Oct 2012 #79

Thank you for the update. Xipe Totec Oct 2012 #87

Whenever someone claims to have been victim of a blatantly racist assault.. Posteritatis Oct 2012 #7

Ever since Tawana Brawley, it makes sense to wait for more information. randome Oct 2012 #8

There's whole paragraphs of it in the article. Posteritatis Oct 2012 #11

don't forget about that fuckwit ASHLEY TODD too alp227 Oct 2012 #20

she's black, therefore she's a liar SemperEadem Oct 2012 #27

Not at all what I mean. And if I'm wrong, I'm wrong. randome Oct 2012 #28

She's human 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #33

See reply 18. alp227 Oct 2012 #46

Yet the lesbians in Texas attacked on June 25th was not a hoax. LanternWaste Oct 2012 #60

I'm gonna go there: Posteritatis Oct 2012 #73

That was my point 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #65

Really? bitchkitty Oct 2012 #38

Huh? 'Clues'? randome Oct 2012 #42

you heaven05 Oct 2012 #49

Although I'm quite certain you didn't discount the possibility that it may have happened... LanternWaste Oct 2012 #61

So you're accusing me of being racist because I don't believe everything I read? randome Oct 2012 #63

No, because your first reaction to the initial information is to assume it to be false. kwassa Oct 2012 #88

There were two things that made me suspicious. randome Oct 2012 #89

That was my first reaction, thought obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #103

I heaven05 Oct 2012 #55

Did you read what I posted near the bottom? randome Oct 2012 #56

??? heaven05 Oct 2012 #59

I don't grasp at straws because I don't care about being right or wrong on this. randome Oct 2012 #62

yeah heaven05 Oct 2012 #68

Because you reacted to the headline and didn't read the article. Posteritatis Oct 2012 #9

Maybe she was burned some other way. I don't know, that's all I'm saying. randome Oct 2012 #12

You originally suggested she wasn't burned at all. So which is it? (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #13

My first post might have implied that. randome Oct 2012 #14

Then why claim she's going to miraculously recover from her injuries? Posteritatis Oct 2012 #15

Hey, the post didn't make perfect sense. I agree. randome Oct 2012 #16

Black lady burned 50% of body = Meth lab? Would you say the same if she was white? AAO Oct 2012 #32

I didn't even know she was black until someone posted the picture. randome Oct 2012 #41

You really are tripping all over yourself to resist this story, aren't you. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #69

I'm a hipster tripster! randome Oct 2012 #71

you going to apologize? snooper2 Oct 2012 #111

Maybe I spent too much time in south Tucson.. WCLinolVir Oct 2012 #43

It was just a spur-of-the-moment suggestion, nothing more than that. randome Oct 2012 #45

some heaven05 Oct 2012 #51

randome really, really wants this to be a hoax and is doing whatever's necessary to 'prove' that. nt Posteritatis Oct 2012 #70

And he was right. Codeine Oct 2012 #119

This is not the 1st time someone has faked a hate assult Dokkie Oct 2012 #18

Thought of this story, when I read the headline, need to wait for more information on this case. justice1 Oct 2012 #19

This will be the first time someone faked burns over 50% of their body! SunSeeker Oct 2012 #22

Maybe it is fucked up, but do you remember cali Oct 2012 #24

Horrible injuries don't prove it was real 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #35

She did in fact fake it. nm naaman fletcher Dec 2012 #120

She faked the cause, but the horrid burns were real. As was her apparent mental illness. Sad. SunSeeker Dec 2012 #121

Maybe you should spend some time in a burn unit. WCLinolVir Oct 2012 #39

what? heaven05 Oct 2012 #48

UPDATED: Burn victim's family speaks Judi Lynn Oct 2012 #21

This poor woman needs healing FrodosPet Oct 2012 #109

Those f*cking neo-Nazi savages belong in prison LiberalEsto Oct 2012 #29

All savages, regardless of ideology, belong in prison FrodosPet Oct 2012 #110

"possible" hate crime? Unbefuckinglievable! AAO Oct 2012 #30

The FBI probably wants to get all the facts right before saying definitively Marrah_G Oct 2012 #34

They don't have the same benefit we internet folks have 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #36

Yes, until they investigate to find out what happened that is what it is. cstanleytech Oct 2012 #53

Those three things were not men. Monsters of evil. lonestarnot Oct 2012 #31

The police should send undercover agents to bars all over the nearby counties agentS Oct 2012 #37

Turns out that would have been a waste of police resources onenote Oct 2012 #83

Poor girl!!! Beacool Oct 2012 #40

The part about 3rd degree burns has been removed from the story. randome Oct 2012 #47

Where was it removed? redqueen Oct 2012 #57

From the link in the OP. randome Oct 2012 #58

Third degree burns most clearly still in the story published by Huffington Post today: Judi Lynn Oct 2012 #66

OK. I see. But the OP no longer mentions that. randome Oct 2012 #67

People really do seem eager to reject this out of hand, don't they. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #50

We are jaded. LisaL Oct 2012 #77

I am also willing to wait until the whole story comes out. Quantess Oct 2012 #81

I can't imagine why: 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #115

Fucking psycho. nt ZombieHorde Oct 2012 #64

Perhaps self-inflicted. Story: truthisfreedom Oct 2012 #78

For what it's worth to anyone... randome Oct 2012 #80

I think you're being damned gracious and I further think cali Oct 2012 #82

+1 onenote Oct 2012 #84

I'm betting they learned something as well as I did. randome Oct 2012 #85

I certainly did learn something - Thanks Xipe Totec Oct 2012 #86

Apparently you were correct. Beacool Oct 2012 #93

"She must be mentally ill." Perhaps we should wait and see? cstanleytech Oct 2012 #94

You don't think that someone has to be unbalanced Beacool Oct 2012 #95

Could she be mentally unbalanced? Sure. cstanleytech Oct 2012 #96

She did it to herself and then tried to create a racial divide by accusing non existing KKK members. Beacool Oct 2012 #112

For what it's worth, I wanted to wait a bit, too. amandabeech Oct 2012 #97

what an absolutely epic thread backwoodsbob Oct 2012 #98

Agreed Democat Oct 2012 #99

Agree Fix The Stupid Oct 2012 #108

And yet the people who say "let's wait and see" are somehow always painted 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #116

Police: Winnsboro woman set fire to herself Mimosa Oct 2012 #101

My first thought was that the attack sounded a bit off obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #102

This country needs more free mental health clinics. Mimosa Oct 2012 #104

And less mental health stigma obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #105

I say this country needs an improved economy Dokkie Oct 2012 #106

I don't think this can be attributed to the economy cali Oct 2012 #107

Not when the disease is Dokkie Oct 2012 #113

Winnsboro is in a very rural part of the state revolution breeze Oct 2012 #117

Maybe she isn't mentally ill - maybe she was looking for fame or fortune. cigsandcoffee Oct 2012 #118